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The pilots aboard Ethiopia Airlines Flight 302 followed proper procedure and did all they could to save the plane before its deadly crash, officials said Thursday. “The crew performed all the procedures repeatedly provided by the manufacturer but was not able to control the aircraft,” Ethiopia minister of transport Dagmawit Moges said at a

Members of any airline frequent flyer club have seen the benefits of membership gradually erode under the relentless assault of airline bean–counters. The yearly mileage necessary to qualify for even the lowest membership level has increased dramatically over the years. At the same time the member’s accumulated miles have been devalued as the mileage